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1808. Sikhs south of Satlaj ask for British protection. 
1808- 9. Mr. Metcalfe sent on mission to Ranjit. R. again invades 
territories S. of Satlaj. 
1809. British troops occupy Ludiana. R. sigus first treaty with Bri¬ 
tish. He gets Kangra fort. 
1809- 11. Disturbances with the Gurkhas. 
1810. Ranjit fails again in obtaining Multan. 
1811. Shah Zarnan goes to Lahore. Ranjit Singh conquers states 
south of Kashmir. 
1812. Shah Shuja and family go to Lahore. 
1818. Ranjit obtains possession of Attock. Sikhs defeat Afghans 
afterwards near the town. 
1818- 14. Ranjit gets possession of the Koh-i-Nur diamond. Shah 
Shuja and his family escape. 
1814. Ranjit fails in an expedition against Kashmir. 
1815. Comparative rest. 
1816. Small raid towards the S. W. 
1817. Nothing important. 
1818. Multan taken after a siege of several months. Later in same 
year occupies Peshawur temporarily. 
1819. Kashmir conquered. 
1819- 20. Dera Gazi Khan conquered. 
1821. Dera Ismael Khan subdued. 
1822. Minor quarrels, Yentura and Allard arrive in Lahore. 
1823. Battle of Noshelira. Peshawar reduced but not retained. 
1824. Rebellion of Muhammadan tribes near Attock. 
1825. Intentions on Shikarpur. 
1826. Sick. 
1827. Mission to Governor-General. Disturbances at Peshawur. 
1827-30. No conquests. 
1831. Ranjit Singh meets Governor-General at Ruper. 
1831. Expels Daudputras from S. W. Panjab. 
1831-3. Various negotiations. Fort Attock built. 
1833. Shah Shuja leaves Ludiana for Afghanistan. He defeats 
Sindhians in January 1834 near Shikarpore, but he is himself defeated in 
July at Kandahar. He returns to India 1835. 
1834. Ranjit Singh annexes Peshawur. Tank and Bunnoo subdued. 
Ladakh reduced. 
1835. Claims Shikarpur but makes no attempt on it. 
1836. Ranjit restrained by English from attacking Sind. 
1837. Battle of Jumrud in which Hari Singh was slain and two guns 
lost. 
